◎The swan spreads its wings and soars over the ice◎

Jiang Lin soon discovered that Ji Tiantian was not in the room, so she went out to look for her. She happened to run into a pair of familiar ice dance contestants who had also come from the preliminaries. They told Jiang Lin that Ji Tiantian was in the hall talking to other contestants.

"It's getting late, go and bring her back." Jiang Lin said to Tang Yi. Jiang Lin was also a player, and at that time, she didn't like the coach to interfere too much in her social life.

Tang Yi then walked to the hall and saw Ji Tiantian and Lillian looking at each other. The atmosphere was a little tense. He subconsciously stopped.

In his impression, Ji Tiantian was a delicate and soft little white swan. This was the first time he saw her with her feathers erected. She was angry, but she still held her head high and her expression was full of innate dignity.

Tang Yi came back to his senses and quickly rushed to Ji Tiantian.

"I need to find my dance partner to practice. If there is anything important, please discuss it with our coach." Tang Yi spoke to Lillian in fluent English.

Lillian turned her gaze away from Ji Tiantian, looking arrogant and not responding.

So Tang Yi took Ji Tiantian away.

"This Asian elementary school student is quite arrogant. Haha."

"I'm suddenly looking forward to her free dance. I wonder how it will turn out."

Behind Ji Tiantian, the British juniors were whispering.

Lillian silently looked at Ji Tiantian's back. Perhaps because of Ji Tiantian's words, she inexplicably felt a sense of urgency, as if something was really threatening her.

Forget it, it's all an illusion. She said this to herself, and then turned and left with her teammates.

"What are you talking about?" Tang Yilaji Tiantian walked up to the second floor of the hotel.

From their perspective, they could overlook the entire hall. Contestants and tourists came and went, some were chasing and fighting, some were quarreling, it was really a variety of life.

"Hey, it's Lillian, who got second place in the short dance. She thinks it's great for Asian contestants to be in the top ten, and she always says that I'm an elementary school student. I can't help but get angry." Ji Tiantian's round eyes were still filled with resentment.

Tang Yi leaned his elbows on the handrail on the second floor, looked at Ji Tiantian and couldn't help laughing: "If you don't want to be in the top ten, then what place do you want to be?"

"I'm just talking casually. Top ten is pretty good." Ji Tiantian lowered her head and smiled after a while. "After arguing with them, I feel a lot more relaxed. Even if the final result is not that good, at most I will be looked down upon. But I've already been looked down upon, so it doesn't seem like a big deal, right?" She stretched her slender arms upwards and stretched.

"We have everything you want." Tang Yi handed Ji Tiantian a bag of additive-free konjac noodles.

"You still have it with you." Ji Tiantian looked at the konjac shreds.

Is it her illusion? She always feels that Tang Yi in this life is much more careful.

Maybe they are all more adapted to the current cooperative relationship, she thought.

"Come to think of it, I just feel that you must have had a hard life in your last life." Ji Tiantian looked down at the people coming and going in the hall, "You were just a little kid back then, but you had to face so many powerful opponents, strict referees, an invisible ceiling, and a battlefield without Asians..."

"Everything is getting better." Tang Yi said in a low voice.

Ji Tiantian turned her head and looked at Tang Yi's determined eyes, and Tang Yi also looked at her.

Suddenly, she felt that those rankings and grades were not that important. They had already gained a lot.

"Everything will be fine." She slowly looked forward and smiled. "It's not easy for us to get here, Tang Yi. We have been very successful."

At the same time, in the figure skating forum, the discussion on the ice dance event of the 2011 World Junior Championships continued to heat up.

A post title: Did you watch the short dance live broadcast of the Sweetie Group? Tell us what you think!

OP: I just finished reading it on the internet, everyone please share your thoughts!

1L: The score is better than the national championships! 6th place, ice dancing has really improved! We can go to two groups in the World Junior Championships next year! As long as we don’t make mistakes in the free dance!

2L: I feel like the judges gave them low P scores, so many people with less skills than them were ranked ahead of them! I wonder if the free dance will be like this!

3L: Maybe it’s really just… my appearance is a disadvantage.

4L: But I think the top three are still very strong. Those ahead of Tiantang are not rookies who just participated in the World Youth Championship. From this perspective, Tiantang is really amazing. The light of Asia.

5L: But how should I put it...I feel like Tiantang is a little nervous this time, maybe she cares too much about the results.

6L: I feel the same way. Tianmei's performance was not as smooth as in the National Championships. Her skills have improved, but she could be more relaxed in her performance.

7L: I have a guess that may not be correct. Tian Mei is a dancer by training, so she may care a lot about the atmosphere on the spot. Many relatives, friends and domestic ice fans will support her in the National Championships, but the World Junior Championships is held in a foreign country, and no one knows her, so she will not perform well.

8L: That makes sense. I will ask for leave to watch the ice dance! Cheer them up and add to the atmosphere!

9L: Ah...upstairs, is this in time?

10L: No problem, no problem. There is no ice dance competition tomorrow. We still have time!

There was no ice dance competition the day after the short dance, but there were competitions in the other three events of figure skating. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi went to watch and saw that the teammates in other events performed very well.

Ye Yido, who was participating in the competition for the first time, also achieved a good result of sixth place in the women's singles short program.

"You got the same ranking as me, you worked really hard." Although he was actually very happy, Ye Yidong still tried his best to suppress the joy on his face, and spoke to Ji Tiantian like an elder, "Keep working hard in the free dance."

"Yeah, don't worry." Ji Tian nodded and gave Ye Yidong a big smile, "Congratulations on getting a good grade."

She is also inspired by the achievements of her teammates.

She was just about to pull Tang Yi away when she suddenly heard Ye Yidun calling her name from behind.

"Well... don't try too hard." Ye Yidong said hesitantly, "Just keep a normal mind."

"You too." Ji Tian nodded.

After a day of nothing, it was time for the final free dance segment of ice dancing.

After the preliminaries and short dance, only twenty pairs of young groups from all over the world entered the free dance.

However, unlike the gradually decreasing number of contestants, the audience seats on the day of the free dance competition were packed and extremely lively.

The short dance has the shadow of the original compulsory dance, and the format is relatively fixed. Obviously, it is not as good as the more relaxed free dance. There are no more rules for rhythm and pattern dance. The contestants can skate whatever they want and perform whatever they want. This is the golden age of ice dancers.

The World Junior Championships are not as influential as the World Championships, and most of the people who come to watch the games are veteran ice fans. They don't want to miss every moment of the growth of outstanding players, and want to witness every progress of star players before they mature. Everyone sat together and enthusiastically discussed the medal winners of this session, with excitement on their faces.

"I wonder which pair, Daying or Daye, will win the gold medal this time?"

"Big goose, huh? Katerin's score is very high."

"There won't be a big change in the ice dance rankings. Unless there's an unexpected accident, there won't be a big difference between the short dance ranking and the final overall ranking."

Ni Chuan listened to the people around him talking about other contestants, and his brows were filled with anxiety. Although this was a Korean venue, there were still too few Asians watching ice dancing.

He felt that he and Ji Tang's group were like an isolated island surrounded by the ocean, isolated and helpless.

"Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi! Come on!" He couldn't help but shout.

At this time, Ji Tang could not hear Ni Chuan's shouts. They listened carefully to the coach's final instructions on the ice and performed a final check on the Costen on their bodies.

Ji Tiantian's costume was custom-made by Xu Chi. It was a modified white swan shape, with a suspender tights decorated with feather patterns on the upper body and a ROMANTIC TUTU-shaped gauze skirt on the lower body, short in front and long in the back.

Different from the simple style she wore in the National Championships, the white gauze dress she wore today was inlaid with many black rhinestones. With the black nail polish on Ji Tiantian's hands and the light smoky makeup between her eyebrows, she looked like a well-behaved and playful little white swan.

Tang Yi's Costumes are a big improvement over the leaky ones he wore at the National Championships. In addition to the shirt and trousers, he also added braces with rhinestones. With his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, he looks like a rebellious kid from the streets in his shiny braces. Of course, he's also very handsome.

Ji Tiantian looked at Tang Yi carefully for a few seconds, then used her black nails to unbutton a few buttons on his collar.

"Is it really necessary?" Tang Yi was somewhat helpless.

"It's necessary." Xu Chi walked over and affirmed Ji Tiantian's work. "A good body is also a proof of adequate exercise. Come on." After saying that, he patted Tang Yi on the back.

Ji Tiantian thought that objectively speaking, Tang Yi had a good figure and some chest muscle lines, which should add points to their maturity. She was very satisfied.

"I hope the referee can give me more points because of my sacrifice." Tang Yi sighed silently and looked away.

In addition to them, other female contestants were also racing against time to dress up their male partners.

In the third-ranked Spanish childhood sweethearts group, the female partner Anna felt that the male partner Lei Luo's face was not rosy enough, so she took the lipstick, rubbed it in her palm and then rubbed it hard on Lei Luo's face.

Lei Luo let Anna roll him into a ball and flatten him, and at the same time turned to look at Tang Yi who had just been fixed up by Ji Tiantian. The two teenagers exchanged a look of sympathy.

But rather than sympathy for each other, there was a sense of tension between them.

Everyone is rushing to work before the warm-up because they want to win, of course.

This competition is not only related to how many places the country can get in the next World Youth Championship, but also to how far the players themselves can go.

Therefore, every detail that may win the favor of the referee must not be missed.

Soon, the competition began, and the female partners and their groomed male partners were ready to go on stage in groups.

The 20 pairs of contestants participating in the free dance competition were divided into 4 groups of 5 pairs in reverse order of their short dance scores. The better the score, the later they were grouped and the later they went on stage. The order within the group was random.

Ji Tang's order of appearance is to be the first one in the second to last group. The top five in the short dance will appear in the first to last group.

Those who remain now are basically very experienced ice dancers who are very familiar with the competition process and the order of taking turns in groups is very fast.

Soon it will be the penultimate warm-up group.

"Sister Tiantian, Tang Yi, you two have to keep working hard." Ni Chuan couldn't help but rub his hands nervously while sitting in the audience.

Then he felt someone tap him gently from behind.

"Sorry, I just arrived... It's rare to meet Chinese compatriots. Where are you from?" A young lady spoke to Ni Chuan.

"Capital, what about you?" Ni Chuan was also very happy to see his compatriots.

"I'm Nancheng."

"Ah, it's Sister Tiantian's hometown."

"Well, I came here to study abroad, and I happened to see the forum... No, anyway, I took a day off to support Tiantang. Are you also a Tiantang fan?"

"Haha, of course. Tang Yi is my good buddy."

"Wow, what a coincidence! What place do you think they will get?"

"Just hold on to sixth place... Hey, it's okay if you can't hold on, sixth place in the short dance is already a historic breakthrough!"

"Yes, yes, I don't ask for grades or anything like that, I'm just here to cheer them on."

"Yes, yes!" The two people quickly reached a consensus.

Starting from the second to last group, the competitors were all relatively capable. Even if they had no hope of winning medals, they were talented enough to perform pleasingly.

Ice dancing is not only a competition, but also a performance.

"Come on!" The audience encouraged the contestants who were about to perform in different languages, and they were all looking forward to the performances brought by the contestants.

The atmosphere at the scene became increasingly heated.

Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi took off their coats and knife sheaths, handed them to the coach, and then went on the court to warm up.

Ji Tiantian held Tang Yi with her cold little hands, and the two of them began to perform the movements they had already mastered. Ji Tiantian was a little nervous, and her mind was a little blank, relying entirely on muscle memory to perform the movements.

The finals are different from the preliminaries, they are a real competition. Can she be as relaxed as she was in the preliminaries?

"Warm-up is over. The first pair of contestants are ready." A cold voice came from the radio.

It's their turn.

Tang Yi, Ji Tiantian, and other contestants slid to the exit together, waiting for further notification from the broadcast.

In order not to disturb the two players from getting into the state, the coach has stepped aside. The other teammates who came to watch, Ning Huai, Ye Yidong, Yu Sha Gaozhe from the singles and doubles, also stood quietly by the side, cheering for the ice dancers on the same team in their hearts.

Tang Yi didn't say anything, but looked at Ji Tiantian with a pair of calm eyes, as if he was trying to comfort Ji Tiantian in this way. Ji Tiantian took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"China, Ji Tiantian, Tang Yi." A cold voice came from the radio.

Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi slid to the center of the ice one after another.

It doesn't matter. It's good enough to be here.

Although there are not many people looking forward to them here, but behind them, on the land of the motherland, there are thousands and thousands of eyes watching them and expecting them.

Ji Tiantian raised her hands high and smiled at the audience.

"Ji Tiantian! Come on Tang Yi! Come on Tiantang! Go!" Suddenly a clear female voice sounded, shouting Chinese words clearly.

The international student lady in the audience shouted as loudly as she could.

Ji Tiantian heard it. She was slightly startled, and her eyes were a little moist.

It must be very difficult for the fans who are familiar with them to come to the scene.

It is not easy for both athletes and ice fans to come to this arena.

Results and rankings are no longer important. All that matters is to complete the competition well and live up to the expectations of everyone.

Just treat this as a grand performance for yourself and your compatriots.

She can do it.

Ji Tiantian put away her smile, stood back to back with Tang Yi, got into position, and prepared to start their show.

Their music, "VIVA LA VIDA" sounded, and the powerful prelude of violins spread out instantly.

"Ah, it's a song by Coldplay... The song is very grand. Can such a young contestant handle such a song?" Some foreign ice fans expressed doubts.

Ji Tiantian has already started her dance on the ice. She plays a student in a dance school who strictly follows the school's teachings, but deep down, she also longs for change.

She jumped lightly, and the hem of her skirt, which was inlaid with black rhinestones, spread out beside her tight long legs. She raised her floating leg high and dropped it, just in time with the beat.

She turned around gently, and the girl's slender figure fell into Tang Yi's dark eyes in that instant.

Back to the beginning, removing all unnecessary ties, they are comrades walking side by side.

Fate brought them to the same piece of ice, and they were destined to move forward hand in hand.

Tang Yi reached out and grabbed Ji Tiantian's floating leg, and the two of them did a synchronized swallow-style balance step with their floating legs raised high, gliding around the field, as if they were wandering in a beautiful dream.

Their ease drew applause from the audience.

Ji Tiantian turned her head and looked at Tang Yi, and the two of them almost couldn't help but smile happily. You are the little bully on the street, and I am the little swan in the dance school. We come from different worlds, but at this moment, we are comrades-in-arms.

No matter where we come from, no matter how many difficulties we face, we will move forward together.

They held each other's hands tightly and danced cheerfully on pointe. The smile on Ji Tiantian's face became brighter and brighter.

After sprint training before the game, she no longer feels any difficulty performing this series of choreographed steps on ice skates.

At this moment, the ice skates seemed to turn into dancing shoes, helping her to jump lightly on the ice.

I once ruled the world

The huge waves also surged because of my fate

This is her stage.

Many audience members' eyes gradually became red as they watched their performance.

It is difficult to describe this emotion. Before this, they did not know who Ji Tang was, nor did they pay attention to which country they were from, but they could feel that their dance steps had something to express.

They use their powerful dance steps to tell stories and shout out.

To the powerful music, they began to twist forward in sync.

Each turn was perfectly timed, and they spun forward quickly and in sync.

Like a gust of wind, breaking through the cage.

After four laps, the direction was changed quickly, and another four laps were done without stopping, followed by the last set of three laps which were completed smoothly!

After completing three sets of twists, there was warm applause from the audience, and some people sobbed with their heads down.

They could feel the strong belief of not giving up from the two young contestants.

"What are the names of this pair of players?"

"Which country?"

"Why haven't I seen it before?"

After the technical moves, a confused voice was heard in the audience.

No one doubted whether such young contestants could handle this song. Their strength was obvious to the naked eye.

Listening to these discussions, Ni Chuan and the international student ice fans all showed proud smiles on their faces.

But the discussions soon died down as no one wanted to miss the wonderful performance on the ice.

At the climax, Ji Tiantian put one foot on Tang Yi's leg and raised the other foot high, bending her body backwards into a bow shape. With Tang Yi's help, she raised her hands high. She raised her face and showed a bright smile. She seemed to be cheering, and also seemed to be flying.

In the hands of trusted comrades, the swan spread its wings and soared over the ice.

Tang Yichen slid in a big straight line on the ice, drawing a smooth and fast arc.

Ji Tiantian closed her eyes gently, her hair fluttering in the wind, as if she was enjoying every moment of flying.

I hope this feeling can be conveyed to every audience.

We have come all this way for this moment.

This is our show, did you see it?

Long live life!

Ji Tiantian opened her eyes and still raised her hands. Although she didn't say anything, her expression and movements were like she was shouting to the sky.

The audience gave warm applause generously.

"The female partner bends her body backwards and keeps her center of gravity away from the male partner. It is a difficult technical move. Tiantian completed it very well this time. Her score will definitely not be low." The international student ice hockey fan whispered to Ni Chuan.

Ni Chuan nodded vigorously, his eyes a little moist.

Following a flying rhythm, the two began to slide on the ice, changing various steps along the straight line.

Then, the rhythm switched to soothing music, and Ji Tang began to spin together. Ji Tiantian looked at Tang Yi and smiled from the bottom of her heart.

Just being here is a victory, I have surpassed who I was before, and it feels really good.

With Tang Yi's cooperation, she bent backwards, raised one leg, and slid her leg to smoothly rotate three times on the spot. Then she changed legs continuously, switching to a vertical split with her upper body close to her lower body, and completed three circles seamlessly. The joint rotation was completed perfectly.

There were exclamations from the audience.

"What a great control, and such a strong performance..."

"This pair of contestants... their short dance doesn't seem that amazing. They are the dark horses in Asia who are good at free dance."

"Aren't Asian contestants said to be better at things like compulsory dances? How come a contestant like this suddenly appeared..."

“This is a miracle, right?”

Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi completed their free dance to the last beat.

They gasped and stared at each other, with proud smiles in their eyes.

Thank you, my comrade, for walking with me all the way and fighting side by side.

This is our time.

The song of long live life ends here.

There was silence in the audience, followed by enthusiastic applause.

This way there will be no regrets.

Ji Tiantian panted, feeling at ease. Her technical moves were better than in the short dance, and her performance was also better than in the preliminaries.

Ji Tiantian took a deep breath and smiled brightly to the audience. She was so happy that tears couldn't help but fall.

She wiped her tears, stood on the ice with Tang Yi, and saluted the enthusiastic audience.

"Ahhh! Tiantang! You guys are the best!" The international student ice hockey fan couldn't help crying and threw one of her treasured plush swans onto the ice.

Ni Chuan sniffed, wiped his face, and then threw out a stuffed goose that looked like a village bully.

Ji Tiantian on the ice was kneeling to salute. After all, it was a big competition, so she was taking even kneeling very seriously.

Then, when she looked up, she found that there were many dolls thrown on the ice, of all shapes and sizes.

Tears burst out instantly.

She couldn't help but cover her face. Ice fans from all over the world expressed their love for them in this way.

Their efforts have been seen.

"What a great couple from China. I am really moved by this."

"Yeah, why haven't I seen it before?"

"Oh, I was so excited that I dropped the doll I was going to give to Lillian!"

"It's okay, me too."

There were still dolls landing on the ice in the audience.

Ji Tiantian tried hard to control her emotions, picked up some of the small dolls as much as she could, and then gave the rest to the little ice boy who was clearing the area.

Ji Tang left the ice and hugged his coach.

"Very good, you did a good job." Jiang Lin hugged Ji Tiantian and rubbed her hard.

Ji Tiantian took a deep breath, unable to immediately pull herself out of the atmosphere of the competition, and still wanted to cry. While sniffing, she put on her knife sheath and went to the waiting area with Tang Yi and the coach.

The little ice boy brought over all the dolls and small gifts sent by ice fans. Ji Tiantian took a look. Among all the dolls, the most eye-catching ones were the two geese. The elegant little swan and the village tyrant goose.

Ji Tiantian looked at the doll for a while, then stuffed the big goose into Tang Yi's hands.

After a while, the results of the two were shown on the display screen.

The free dance T score was 41.91 for technical points, the P score was 39.71 for program content, and the total score for the free dance was 81.62.

With a short dance score of 52.36, the total score for the duo ice dance is 133.98 points, currently ranking first.

"80 points for the free dance!"

While Ji Tiantian was still confused, she heard warm cheers and applause.

"Oh my god, it's so high!" The female international student in the audience was shocked and couldn't help choking up again.

"They all performed their moves beautifully, so they deserve this score." Ni Chuan said with pride. He paused and shouted to the waiting group, "Sister Tiantian! Brother Yi! You are the best!"

"Yes, their moves are all good... I just didn't expect... the judges would be willing to give such high scores to Asian players..." The international student paused and began to cry, "They are so great..."

"I've reached 80 points! Oh my god! I was wondering when I could reach 75 points, but now I've reached 80 points!" Jiang Lin cried with excitement, "Oh my god! I'm not dreaming! We are ice dancing! The judges have recognized us!"

"If this is a dream, it must be a beautiful dream, a beautiful dream we have had many, many times." Xu Chi murmured, looking at the score display screen, reluctant to look away. It was as if he wanted to engrave this string of numbers in his heart forever.

"It's not easy. It's really not easy for you to get to this point today." Jiang Lin hugged Ji Tang while crying.

"The referee was quite generous in giving P points this time." Xu Chi smiled and touched Ji Tiantian's head. "How about it, are you happy this time?"

Ji Tiantian sniffed, and with red eyes she gave Xu Chi a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Congratulations! It's not easy!"

When Ji Tang and his coach left the waiting area, they received blessings from their teammates in the other three events. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi hugged Ye Yidong in women's singles, Ning Huai in men's singles, and Yu Sha Gaozhe in pairs one by one.

Although Ye Yiddong didn't say anything, he gave Ji Tiantian a very tight hug.

Ji Tang put on his coat, then sat quietly in a row with everyone in the team to watch the next contestant's competition.

Ji Tiantian wiped her eyes with tissues from time to time, trying hard to pull herself out of the atmosphere of the show.

"Do you want to eat it?" Tang Yi handed Ji Tiantian a bag of konjac noodles, trying to divert her attention.

“Yes…yes.” Ji Tiantian took it, but didn’t eat it immediately.

The competition continued. The second group of players finished their competition, and only the last group of 5 pairs of players remained. They had finished their warm-up.

When the coaches' attention was completely gone from Ji Tiantian, she quietly tore off the konjac shreds packaging and prepared to eat them secretly.

"The first pair of contestants in the last group have finished their competition." After a while, Tang Yi's voice sounded in his ears.

"Oh, there are the last four pairs of contestants." Ji Tiantian was still tearing the packaging bag with difficulty.

"I mean, our total score is still first now." Tang Yi continued in a calm voice, "As you wish, we are firmly in the top five."

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